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Saint-Gatien-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡasjɛ̃ de bwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Saint-Gatien-des-Bois | |
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 The church in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Gatien-des-Bois | |
  Saint-Gatien-des-Bois  Saint-Gatien-des-Bois | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′55″N 0°11′10″E / 49.3486°N 0.1861°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Honfleur-Deauville |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur Côte Fleurie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Langlois[1] |
Area 1 | 49.11 km2 (18.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,295 |
| • Density | 26.37/km2 (68.30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14578 /14130 |
| Elevation | 30–153 m (98–502 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editSaint-Gatien-des-Bois is located approximately 150 miles northwest of Paris, a few miles from Deauville along the English Channel, and near the port of Honfleur. The name Gatien (also rendered as Grathien) is derived from Gatianus, a bishop of Tours. In the 17th century, the settlement was a small village with a population of fewer than 500 inhabitants.[3]
Geography
editSaint-Gatien-des-Bois has an average elevation of approximately 145 metres and covers an area of 49.11 square kilometres. It is located at a latitude of 49.347° north and a longitude of 0.187° east. Nearby communes include Tourville-en-Auge (2.82 km), Englesqueville-en-Auge (3.36 km), Fourneville (3.67 km), Saint-Martin-aux-Chartrains (4.30 km), and Barneville-la-Bertran (4.44 km).[4]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Saint-Gatien-des-Bois (1991–2020 averages) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
37.7 (99.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.0 (53.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.9 (3.07) |
64.4 (2.54) |
61.2 (2.41) |
60.4 (2.38) |
65.3 (2.57) |
68.3 (2.69) |
64.2 (2.53) |
81.4 (3.20) |
80.4 (3.17) |
95.3 (3.75) |
94.5 (3.72) |
107.1 (4.22) |
920.4 (36.24) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.8 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 141.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 66.8 | 81.4 | 127.6 | 177.9 | 190.0 | 203.3 | 205.3 | 196.2 | 160.0 | 113.4 | 70.7 | 58.3 | 1,650.7 |
| Source: Meteociel[5] | |||||||||||||
Population and housing
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 807 | — |
| 1975 | 983 | +2.86% |
| 1982 | 1,054 | +1.00% |
| 1990 | 1,182 | +1.44% |
| 1999 | 1,163 | −0.18% |
| 2007 | 1,333 | +1.72% |
| 2012 | 1,313 | −0.30% |
| 2017 | 1,314 | +0.02% |
| 2023 | 1,295 | −0.24% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
In 2022, the commune had an estimated 921 dwellings, comprising 572 primary residences, 298 secondary or occasional residences, and 51 vacant dwellings.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "St. Gatien-des-Bois, France". samsonhistory.com. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ↑ "SAINT-GATIEN-DES-BOIS - Carte plan hotel village de Saint-Gatien-des-Bois 14130 - Cartes France.fr". www.cartesfrance.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ↑ "Normals and records for Saint Gatien des Bois (14)" (in French). Meteociel. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Logement en 2022, INSEE
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